Dunki Box Office Collection Day 5: Shah Rukh Khan's movie set to cross ₹250 crore, enter top-grossers’ club of 2023

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Dunki, after its opening on December 21 (Thursday), raked in ₹29.2 crore nett in India. However, the film witnessed a dip on its second day, Friday, garnering ₹20.12 crore nett, marking a decrease of 31.1%. During the weekend, Dunki saw an upswing on Saturday with collections bouncing back to ₹25.61 crore nett, a substantial 27.29% increase from the previous day.

Continuing this positive trajectory, Sunday's figures swelled to ₹30.7 crore nett, reflecting a hearty 19.88% rise, indicative of the film's growing appeal. Monday's numbers, albeit early estimates, displayed a collection of ₹22.5 crore nett. The total nett collection in India, as it stands after five days, is estimated to be ₹128.13 crore.

As per Sacnilk, the Rajkumar Hirani movie’s total worldwide collection after Day 4 is ₹206 crore, including ₹79 crore overseas. The numbers provided by Red Chillies Entertainment are slightly different. As per Gauri Khan’s Bollywood production company, the total worldwide collection for Dunki after four days is ₹211.13 crore.

At the present rate, the movie is expected to cross ₹250 crore after 5 days. The movie, reportedly made with ₹120 crore, has now entered the top-grossers’ club of Bollywood in 2023. If the movie manages to breach ₹250 crore after Monday's numbers, it will beat OMG 2 ( ₹221.75 crore) and Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar ( ₹223 crore) to become the 8th biggest movie of the year.

Then, its next target will be The Kerala Story ( ₹302 crore). While Dunki was released on December 21, Prabhas’ movie Salaar: Cease Fire - Part 1 was released the following day. Salaar has managed to make an impressive mark as it earned nearly ₹255 crore in the domestic market in just 4 days.